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Hundreds of thousands of Yahoo.com users hit with malware
Hundreds of thousands of Yahoo.com users hit with malware
Yahoo has confirmed that their advertising servers had been hijacked allowing malware to be distributed to hundreds of thousands of users. 05 Jan 2014 - 7 comments
Warez group spies on pirates who download cracked software
Warez group spies on pirates who download cracked software
A Warez group has been exposed for collecting information on pirates who downloaded cracked software they released. 12 Nov 2013 - 11 comments
FBI hunts elusive malware author, offers $50k for information
FBI hunts elusive malware author, offers $50k for information
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has identified a malware author as one of its most wanted, and is offering a reward up to $50,000 for information. 11 Nov 2013
Amount of mobile malware strains for Android increasing quickly
Amount of mobile malware strains for Android increasing quickly
According to the latest F-Secure report, mobile malware threat families rose 26 percent quarter-over-quarter, to 259. 10 Nov 2013 - 1 comment
80 percent of smartphones still have no malware protection
80 percent of smartphones still have no malware protection
Mobile device users continue to leave their phones and tablets unprotected from malware. 15 Oct 2013 - 5 comments
Google reveals which countries have the most sites with malware
Google reveals which countries have the most sites with malware
Surprises all around 26 Jun 2013 - 5 comments
SpyEye malware peddler extradited to the United States
SpyEye malware peddler extradited to the United States
An Algerian man accused of developing, marketing, distributing and controlling the SpyEye malware has been extradited to the United States. 07 May 2013 - 4 comments
Lookout: New Android malware family could have affected up to 9 million downloads
Lookout: New Android malware family could have affected up to 9 million downloads
Lookout, the popular security suite for Android devices has announced the discovery of BadNews, a malware family that has affected many downloaders 21 Apr 2013 - 2 comments
Europol dismantles ransomware cybercrime network
Europol dismantles ransomware cybercrime network
European police group Europol has dismantled a cybercrime group profiting from ransomware in several EU countries, holding 11 people. 15 Feb 2013 - 1 comment
Panda Labs: One third of PCs are infected with malware
Panda Labs: One third of PCs are infected with malware
Rates dropped from 2011, however 08 Feb 2013 - 1 comment
'You view child porn, pay a 100eur fine', says virus
'You view child porn, pay a 100eur fine', says virus
German authorities are warning about a ransomware virus that accuses the computer owner of viewing child pornography in order to extort money. 02 Feb 2013 - 8 comments
Estonian pleads guilty in DNS Changer malware scam
Estonian pleads guilty in DNS Changer malware scam
An Estonian man has pleaded guilty in a New York court to charges related to the DNS Changer malware and advertising scams. 02 Feb 2013
Google had to block TwitPic temporarily
Google had to block TwitPic temporarily
Earlier today, Google was forced to block TwitPic temporarily, causing issues for Twitter fans who were using Chrome to try to access some of ...... 31 Dec 2012
McAfee: 'Anonymous' attacks will decline into the future
McAfee: 'Anonymous' attacks will decline into the future
Security firm McAfee Labs has released their annual "Threat Predictions" report this week, giving some insight into the malware world into 2013. ...... 30 Dec 2012 - 3 comments
Android malware peddler arrested
Android malware peddler arrested
A man who infected thousands of Android phones with malware and scammed the owners out of money using premium SMS, has been arrested. 23 Oct 2012 - 5 comments
McAfee: Emma Watson most 'dangerous' celebrity to search for online
McAfee: Emma Watson most 'dangerous' celebrity to search for online
According to McAfee, actress Emma Watson is the most dangerous celebrity to search for online, if you hope to avoid malware. Watson is best ...... 13 Sep 2012 - 8 comments
Google buys up in-browser malware scanner VirusTotal
Google buys up in-browser malware scanner VirusTotal
Google has purchased the browser-based URL scanner VirusTotal for an undisclosed amount. How VirusTotal works is simple; head over to the ...... 09 Sep 2012 - 1 comment
Thousands will lose Internet on Monday; Make sure you don't
Thousands will lose Internet on Monday; Make sure you don't
July 9 is the deadline to clean-up malware that alters the DNS settings on PCs, Macs and Routers, with potentially hundreds of thousands still affected. 05 Jul 2012 - 13 comments
Fake anti-virus apps show up for Android
Fake anti-virus apps show up for Android
Peddlers of malware for Android are copying the same tactics to scam users as have been widely seen on Windows PCs. 19 May 2012 - 3 comments
Android malware charges for free apps
Android malware charges for free apps
Symantec details malware that uses fake app websites in order to charge for apps that users get for free on Google Play. 18 May 2012 - 1 comment
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